​​Joints: Pain Reduction for Osteoarthritis - 8CE

Sat, May 2, 8:30AM-5:45PM

Johnston Community College, Smithfield

Taut Band Therapy can help you to provide greater reduction of pain, increases in range of motion and improved functional abilities for your patients with osteoarthritis. Injury, inflammation and pain within the joint capsule often provoke hypertonic conditions in the muscles that provide stability and movement for that joint. Although secondary in cause, these muscular problems often become “primary” in the generation of pain and associated disability. Studies of joints and strategies for pain reduction will include shoulder, hip and knee; treatment and hands on sessions will focus on hip joints.

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NOTE: 10% off if you register 4 weeks before the workshop. Promo code: CE2026OSTEO

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Taut Band Therapy: Upper Back, Neck and Shoulder - 16CE 

Fri, June 5 - Sat, June 6, both days 8:30AM-5:45PM

Carteret Community College, Morehead City

This workshop offers active demonstrations and lots of hands-on experience in assessing and treating painful muscular-skeletal problems. Students will learn to identify the taut bands that perpetuate trigger point and attachment site pain. Tools include: functional analysis, palpation, range of motion, and strength resistance testing. Lengthening the tight muscle fibers within taut bands is the key to effective pain reduction. Techniques learned in this workshop will emphasize this strategic approach.

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NOTE: Register here on at Carteret Community College website.

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Anatomy of Assessment - 8CE

Sat, June 27, 8:30AM-5:45PM

Durham, NC

"If you are smart enough to figure out exactly what the problem is, the chances of fixing it goes way up." (SW's motto) Taut Band Therapy offers a systematic way of using anatomy that greatly facilitates the process of identifying problematic muscles. Students will explore a variety of specific tests and procedures to enhance their skills of assessment.

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NOTE: 10% off if you register 4 weeks before the workshop. Promo code: CE2026ANATOMY

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Taut Band Therapy: Low Back, Sacrum and Hip - 16CE

Sat, Sept 12 - Sun, Sept 13, both days 8:30AM-5:45PM

Comfort Suites Outlet Center, Asheville, NC

This workshop offers active demonstrations and lots of hands-on experience in assessing and treating painful muscular-skeletal problems. Students will learn to identify the taut bands that perpetuate trigger point and attachment site pain. Tools include functional analysis, palpation, range of motion, and strength resistance testing. Lengthening the tight muscle fibers within taut bands is the key to effective pain reduction. Techniques learned in this workshop will emphasize this strategic approach.

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​NOTE: 10% off if you register 4weeks before the workshop. Promo code: CE2026TBTLB

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Understanding Your Patient's Pain - 14CE

Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 18, Day 1 8:30AM-5:45PM and Day 2 9AM-3PM

Durham, NC

Being in chronic pain inevitably shapes one's experience of being in the world. Oftentimes pain not only causes isolation, because few friends or practitioners really understand; it can also lead to depression and negativity due to the many ways it limits our activities of daily living. Perception of pain is altered by previous experiences of pain or trauma, economic status, fearful or pessimistic emotional states, spiritual beliefs and social support. Your patients may come to you with many frustrations from numerous unsuccessful efforts to find relief. Active consideration of - and appropriate responses to - these issues are essential for the care of patients with chronic or acute pain.

In this workshop patients with chronic pain will discuss their experiences and be models for massage demonstrations. Participants will learn to give patients appropriate "therapeutic expectations" and will experience a variety of techniques that provide effective pain reduction while staying well below a patient's pain thresholds.

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NOTE: 10% off if you register 4 weeks before the workshop. Promo code: CE2026PPAIN​​

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